Here’s how to watch ‘The Pitt’ Season 2 premiere: Time, episodes

It’s almost time to clock back into another shift at “The Pitt.”

HBO Max‘s breakout medical drama is returning for Season 2 tonight, Jan. 8, exactly one year after Season 1 premiered. Like the first season, this new 15-episode installment will follow the emergency department staff throughout one 15-hour shift, with each episode covering roughly one hour of the shift.

Season 2 of “The Pitt” is set over Fourth of July Weekend, roughly 10 months after the harrowing day depicted in Season 1. Dr. Langdon’s (Patrick Ball) first day back in the ER after seeking counseling and rehab for a prescription painkiller addiction will overlap with Dr. Robby’s (“ER” star Noah Wyle) last before a three-month sabbatical.

“The Pitt,” which noti.group’s TV reporter Lauren Sarner named one of the 10 best shows of 2025, has already been renewed for a third season ahead of tonight’s season premiere. The first season won five awards at the most recent Primetime Emmys, including trophies for Wyle, supporting actress Katherine LaNasa, and recurring guest actor Shawn Hatosy.

‘The Pitt’ Season 2 release date

The first episode of “The Pitt” Season 2 will be released on Jan. 8. New episodes will drop weekly on Thursdays through April 16.

What time does ‘The Pitt’ come out?

New episodes of “The Pitt” come out at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on HBO Max.

How to watch ‘The Pitt’ Season 2

If you don’t get HBO through traditional cable, you’ll need an HBO Max subscription to tune in to “The Pitt.” If you’re new to HBO Max, you can sign up for as low as $10.99/month with ads, but an ad-free subscription will cost $18.49/month.

If you want to stream even more and save a few bucks a month while you’re at it, we recommend subscribing to one of the discounted Disney+ Bundles with Hulu and HBO Max. With ads, the bundle costs $19.99/month and without ads, $32.99/month.

Philo is the latest streaming service to include HBO Max in bundles; after one week free, you’ll pay $33.00/month for over 70 live channels and access to HBO Max.

‘The Pitt’ Season 2 release schedule

We’re heading into 15 straight weeks of “The Pitt” on Thursday nights! Here’s when you can expect each episode to drop on HBO Max (all at 9 p.m. ET).

• Episode 1: “7:00 A.M.” – Jan. 8
• Episode 2: “8:00 A.M.” – Jan. 15
• Episode 3: “9:00 A.M.” – Jan. 22
• Episode 4: “10:00 A.M.” – Jan. 29
• Episode 5: “11:00 A.M.” – Feb. 5
• Episode 6: “12:00 P.M.” – Feb. 12
• Episode 7: “1:00 P.M.” – Feb. 19
• Episode 8: “2:00 P.M.” – Feb. 26
• Episode 9: “3:00 P.M.” – March 5
• Episode 10: “4:00 P.M.” – March 12
• Episode 11: “5:00 P.M.” – March 19
• Episode 12: “6:00 P.M.” – March 26
• Episode 13: “7:00 P.M.” – April 2
• Episode 14: “8:00 P.M.” – April 9
• Episode 15: “9:00 P.M.” – April 16

‘The Pitt’ Season 2 cast

In addition to the main cast, listed below, many of the recurring doctors and nurses, including Princess, Perlah, Mateo, Dr. Abbot, and night shift doctors Shen and Ellis, will appear throughout Season 2.

• Noah Wyle as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, a senior attending physician
• Patrick Ball as Dr. Frank Langdon, a senior resident
• Katherine LaNasa as Dana Evans, the ER’s charge nurse
• Supriya Ganesh as Dr. Samira Mohan, a third-year medical resident
• Fiona Dourif as Dr. Cassie McKay, a 42-year-old second-year resident
• Taylor Dearden as Dr. Melissa “Mel” King, a second-year resident
• Isa Briones as Dr. Trinity Santos, a cocky and ambitious intern
• Gerran Howell as Dennis Whitaker, a fourth-year medical student
• Shabana Azeez as Victoria Javadi, a 20-year-old third-year medical student
• Sepideh Moafi as Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi, a new attending physician

Check out ‘The Pitt’ Season 2 trailer

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